STATE v. SHARP

No. 10911.

99 S.E.2d 875 (1957)

STATE ex rel. Herman McDONALD v. George S. SHARP, State Compensation Commissioner.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Decided October 1, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clarence L. Watt, Nitro, for relator.

Steptoe & Johnson, Wilson Anderson, Charleston, for employer, Owens-Illinois Glass Co.


BROWNING, Judge.

Petitioner, Herman McDonald, in this original proceeding in mandamus, seeks to compel the respondent, George S. Sharp, State Compensation Commissioner, to pay an award of $1,000 in petitioner's favor out of the Workmen's Compensation Fund.

The petition alleges the filing of an application for silicosis benefits by petitioner, the regular processing of such application, and the finding of the Silicosis Medical Board that petitioner suffered...

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